Cooking utensil.



- G.' o. PORT;

COOKING UTENSIL. APPLIOA-TION FILED JAN.14, 1908.

930,223. PatenneaAug. 3, 1909.

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GEORGE CALVIN PORT, OF EBENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

COOKING UTENSIL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE CALvIN ORT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ebensburg, in the county of Cambria and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Cooking Utensil; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the saine.

The invention relates to improvement in cooking utensils and has for itsobject to provide an exceedingly simple, inexpensive and durable deviceof this character adapted to cook meats and vegetables.

rIhe essential object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter consisting of a cooking utensil having an indented innerbottom, which is designed to hold the 'food into a space from the bottomof the cooking utensil. It is well known that food is often burned andspoiled when being boiled by reason of its resting on the bottom of thecooking utensil with nothing but the thin wall of said utensil toseparate it from the fire. By the use of this invention, it will be seenthat this evil will be remedied. As the food stickino' to the cookingutensil is very hard to clean ofi" of the same it will be seen that thistrouble will be avoided as the cleansing of the false bottom is veryeasily accomplished.

lith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of thenovel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described andshown and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing, Figure l is a plan view of an inner bottom of a cookingutensil constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is atransverse sectional view taken through the bottom of the cookingutensil, embodying this invention.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates an ordinary cooking utensilhaving a removable Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. January 14, 1908.

Patented Aug. s, i909'.-

Seral No. l10,852.

bottom 2 which is provided with indentations 3 designed to hold theinner removable bottom spaced from the cooking utensil so that the foodsbeing cooked in said utensil, instead of resting upon the bottom of saidutensil, whereby they are often burned, will be held a safe distancetherefrom. The bottom 2 is provided with a pair of apertures 5 in whichis mounted, in an approximately horizontal position, a spring arin- 4.

As clearly shown in the drawings, the spring arm 4 presses against oneside of the utensill and frictionally engages the same, thereby forcingthe inner bottom into frictional engagement with the opposite side ofsaid utensil, by which it will be seen that said bottom will be heldagainst accidental displacement while the contents of the utensil arebeing boiled.

The side wall of the utensil l is provided with a groove G by which thebottom may be more securely held in position, but it will be readilyseen that the inner bottom 2 and the spring arm 4 are adapted to be usedin cooking utensils of the ordinary construction.

What is claimed is,

A removable inner bottom for cooking utensils, having indentations forholding food spaced from the bottom of said utensil, said inner bottomhaving a pair of apertures, a spring arm mounted in said apertures, theouter end thereof being arranged to fric tionally engage one side of thewall of said utensil, whereby said bottom will be forced into frictionalengagement with the opposite side of said utensil, substantially as andfor the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE CALV IN PORT. Witnesses J. F. TIBBOTT, CHAs. W. PORT.

